Braskem Duque de Caxias, Duque de Caxias ,Rio de Janeiro

Braskem Duque de Caxias, Duque de Caxias ,Rio de Janeiro is a petrochemical in Brazil with a reported capacity of 540,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. By capacity it ranks #4 of 4 petrochemical plants tracked in Brazil. It emits about 508,485 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 118,528 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 30% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732009.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 540,000 t of ethylene, Braskem Duque de Caxias, Duque de Caxias ,Rio de Janeiro está por debajo de la mediana de petrochemical en Brazil (1,252,000 t of ethylene). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 35% por debajo de la mediana de petrochemical. Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Como petrochemical, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 300–800°C) para sus operaciones industriales centrales — calor que debe ser suministrado por calderas, hornos o combustión directa, y las pérdidas a través de recipientes y tuberías sin aislar representan combustible desperdiciado. El aislamiento modular desmontable puede reducir esas pérdidas en un 80–96%, enfriando superficies a ≤45°C, con amortización a menudo inferior a 2 años. Las plantas petroquímicas agrietan hidrocarburos a temperaturas muy altas para producir etileno, propileno y otros químicos básicos — uno de los procesos industriales más intensivos en calor.

Comparación de capacidad e intensidad de CO₂ calculada a partir de datos de instalaciones industriales de Climate TRACE; papel del sector basado en referencia de ingeniería.

What 508,485 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in Brazil

Reported capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Braskem Duque de Caxias, Duque de Caxias ,Rio de Janeiro sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 22.7°S in the southern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #4 largest of 4 petrochemical plants in Brazil by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Petrobras REDUC (Duque de Caxias) Refinery · Refinery · 3,294,857 t CO₂
• Luimar Confecção E Facção De Roupas Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Tucson Camisaria Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Toreg Camisaria Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Tussor Confecções Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• De Millus S A Industria E Comercio - Filial 0007-50 · Textiles · 302 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -22.7141, -43.23963. View on OpenStreetMap.

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